Coverage dated October 19, 2025 to October 24, 2025
Newly released surveillance photos show 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard right before she vanished Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles, on the newest of 3 developments
Authorities released new images of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, taken just before she mysteriously vanished from Santa Barbara, California.
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Developments in this update 3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.
Oct 20, 2025
Timeline of investigation into missing 9-year-old girl from Santa Barbara, California
Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco · 10 reports in this development
Oct 21, 2025
FBI Joins Search for Missing Melodee Buzzard of Vandenberg Village | Local News
Headline from Nooz Hawk · 3 reports in this development
Oct 25, 2025 Newest
Newly released surveillance photos show 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard right before she vanished
Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles · 7 reports in this development
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ABC 7 San Francisco
Missing 9-year-old girl from Santa Barbara spotted earlier this month, mom not cooperating: Sheriff ↗ (opens ABC 7 San Francisco) Published Oct 19, 2025
Same headline from 2 more outlets ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description California authorities trying to track down missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard say it appears she was seen earlier this month.
NBC Los Angeles
Missing 9-year-old girl was with her mom before she went missing, Santa Barbara authorities say ↗ (opens NBC Los Angeles) Published Oct 20, 2025
NBC Los Angeles's feed description Investigators had initially said 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard was missing for a year.
The Santa Barbara Independent
Missing Lompoc Girl Melodee Buzzard, 9, Last Seen October 7 ↗ (opens The Santa Barbara Independent) Published Oct 20, 2025
The Santa Barbara Independent's feed description Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office says child’s mother may have driven her out-of-state.
Nooz Hawk
FBI Joins Search for Missing Melodee Buzzard of Vandenberg Village | Local News ↗ (opens Nooz Hawk) Published Oct 20, 2025
Nooz Hawk's feed description The mystery of missing 9-year-old girl Melodee Buzzard has prompted people to gather outside her mother’s Vandenberg Village home, while others plan to
ABC 7 San Francisco
Timeline of investigation into missing 9-year-old girl from Santa Barbara, California ↗ (opens ABC 7 San Francisco) Published Oct 22, 2025
Same headline from 5 more outlets ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description The FBI has joined the search for Melodee Buzzard, missing from Santa Barbara County. Authorities released the timeline of their investigation.
The Santa Barbara Independent
FBI Joins Search for Missing Lompoc Girl Melodee Buzzard ↗ (opens The Santa Barbara Independent) Published Oct 22, 2025
The Santa Barbara Independent's feed description Detectives think the 9-Year-Old may have been driven as far as Nebraska.
ABC 7 Los Angeles
Newly released surveillance photos show 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard right before she vanished ↗ (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles) Published Oct 24, 2025
Same headline from 4 more outlets ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description Authorities released new images of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, taken just before she mysteriously vanished from Santa Barbara, California.
Fox News
Melodee Buzzard disappearance: New surveillance photos show missing California girl, 9, in possible disguise ↗ (opens Fox News) Published Oct 24, 2025
Same headline from 1 more outlet Fox News's feed description The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office released new surveillance images in the search for missing nine-year-old Lompoc resident Melodee Buzzard.
Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.
